Gemstone Buying Guide: How to Evaluate,
Identify, Select & Care For Colored Gems, Third Edition, NEW

A concise yet comprehensive reference about
colored gemstones with information on quality evaluation, price
comparison, gem identification, cutting styles, treatments, fake stones,
optical effects, gem care and geographic sources. There are 323 new
color photos and several new gem species and varieties in this updated
Third edition. Written for consumers and professionals, the Gemstone
Buying Guide is a practical, well-illustrated resource for buying,
identifying and caring for colored gems.

Explains
with color photos the price factors and identifying traits of jade and
abalone pearls. Jade is shown shown not only loose but also in jewelry,
in the rough and as beads. Fun facts, historical anecdotes, geographic
sources, gem treatment information, cutting sequences, advanced
identification methods and tips on gem care are included
along with diagrams and tables to aid in identification and evaluation.

Provides concise,
interesting and practical details on uncommon gems that are now being used
by designers to create distinctive jewelry. Besides listing the
identification properties of the gems, Rare Gemstones tells you
where they're found, how they're used, why they're unique, how they're
priced, and how to evaluate and care for them.Rare Gemstones includes information on their history,
treatments, imitations, durability, uses, quality characteristics and
pricing.

Third in a series of books that explains
with color photos the price factors and identifying traits of unusual
gems. The stones are shown not only loose but also in jewelry, in the rough and
as beads. Fun facts, historical anecdotes, geographic sources, gem
treatment information, cutting advice, and tips on gem care are included
along with diagrams and tables to aid in identification and evaluation.

A
full-color guide to identifying, evaluating and buying tanzanite, ammolite,
zultanite, rhodochrosite, sunstone, moonstone, andesine, labradorite and
other members of the feldspar mineral group. It includes information on
their history, lore, geographic sources, treatments, imitations, and gem
care.

Has
more than 400 photos of these stones in the rough, cut, magnified, and
mounted in distinctive jewelry. Shows the cutting process of a garnet and
how to evaluate and identify the stones in the book. Includes information
on their history, metaphysical lore, geographic sources, treatments,
imitations and gem care.

Using
close-up photos, it expands on the information in the Diamond Ring
Buying Guide and covers additional topics such as diamond grading
certificates, light performance, fancy colored diamonds, new cut grading
systems, branded diamonds, diamond recutting, antique
diamonds & jewelry, and diamond fluorescence. The Diamond Handbook is
geared to trade professionals, serious diamond buyers, gemology students
and people who want more information than what's on the Internet and in
the Diamond Ring Buying Guide.

Provides
in-depth information on quality evaluation and the identification of
treatments, imitations and synthetic ruby, sapphire & emerald.
Includes a detailed appendix with guidelines on determining country of
origin and the various types of synthetic corundum and emerald.

A
condensed, pocket-size version of all of Newman's other books. It also
includes chapters on notable gem sources, lab documents, buying gems
abroad, customs regulations and duties, and choosing jewelers and
appraisers.